Lynchburg Lyn 9-6,4-2 ODAC

Shenandoah SU 12-2,3-2 ODAC

Lynchburg Lyn

9-6,4-2 ODAC

Final

Jan. 05, 2024

Shenandoah SU

12-2,3-2 ODAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Lynchburg Lyn	36	33	69
Shenandoah SU	29	30	59

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/5/2024 8:36:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23

Men's Basketball's Comeback Falls Short Versus Lynchburg

WINCHESTER, Va. - The No. 25 Shenandoah University men's basketball team dropped an ODAC game, 69-59, at home versus the University of Lynchburg on Friday night.

After SU (12-2, 3-2 ODAC) tied the game 49-49 with 8:30 remaining in the contest, the LYN (9-6, 4-2) defense, who held SU to its lowest three-point percentage of the season, kept SU to two made field goals for the rest of the game to take the victory.

RECAP

The two Hornets traded baskets early as Nic Pullum scored the first six points of the game for Shenandoah and Jaylen Williams added a jumper to give SU an 8-6 lead. The Lynchburg defense held SU scoreless for four minutes after that, helping its offense pull out a 10 point lead.

The teams once again traded points for the rest of the half as Shenandoah tried to chip away at the deficit, pulling in within seven at the break.

To start the second, Lynchburg jumped out to a 12 point advantage three minutes into the half. Scoring from Joshua Stephen, Davion Roberts, Pullum, and Williams helped Shenandoah fight back into the game.

Shenandoah went on a 16-4 run to tie the game 49-49 capped off by a Stephen defensive rebound transitioned into a Williams mid-range jumper.

Following that made basket, Lynchburg retook the lead and brought it back to a seven point game with under five minutes to play. With both teams in foul trouble, LYN finished the game by making seven free throws, helping them get the win.

Williams and Pullum led SU in points with 18 and 16 points, respectively. First-year Cade McCulloch had 11 rebounds for Shenandoah.